This essay analyzes how Caramelo, or, puro cuento (2002) by Sandra Cisneros contests official and patriarchal renditions of the past involving Mexico and the U.S. by using narrative sub-...

My analysis focuses on Graciela Limón’s novel The Memories of Ana Calderón to show; first, how the author participates in Ellen McCracken’s idea that Latina narrativists present...

Historically, the role of a playwright or storyteller creates social narratives that are rooted in a community and function as intrinsic theatrical representations of a particular community. Plays...

This essay examines the theme of afrodominicanidad in the poetry of Dominican women writing in Spanish in the United States. Although the topic of African heritage in Dominican culture...

This article examines the pioneering work of Ernesto Galarza on Mexican children’s literature in Spanish in the United States. Between 1971 and 1973, he wrote twelve books almost equally divided...

The Itinerary of Juan de Oñate's expedition (1598) and the Historia de la Nueva México (1610) by Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá are distinct in their styles and purposes. The Itinerary is an official...